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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauri | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chak | Bengali | 60 | - | - | - | 60 | - | - |
| Hadi | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Bengali | 540 | - | 540 | - | - | - | - |
| Munda | Mundari | 380 | 40 | - | 10 | - | - | 330 |
| Oraon, Kurux | Kurux | 290 | 30 | - | 40 | - | - | 220 |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,440 | 1440 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Santal (Sawntal) | Bengali | 1,440 | 690 | 40 | 110 | - | - | 600 |
| Abdul | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Aguri | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,990 | 4990 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ansari | Bengali | 240 | - | 240 | - | - | - | - |
| Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,280 | 5280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bahelia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 650 | 650 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,520 | 2520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baiti | Bengali | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barman | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Behara | Bengali | 650 | - | 650 | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barua | Bengali | 320 | - | - | - | 320 | - | - |
| Besya (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhuinmali | Bengali | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhumij | Bengali | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhuiya unspecified | Bengali | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Bengali | 4,360 | 4360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,600 | 3600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 820 | 820 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chain | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chasadhobi | Bengali | 340 | 340 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dai (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 290 | - | 290 | - | - | - | - |
| Dalu | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,010 | 1010 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dulia | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gadaria (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghazi | Bengali | 380 | - | 380 | - | - | - | - |
| Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 830 | 830 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Bengali | 230 | - | - | 230 | - | - | - |
| Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 4,320 | 4320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 8,080 | 8080 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,520 | 2520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,080 | 1080 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalu | Bengali | 5,040 | - | 5040 | - | - | - | - |
| Kandu | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaora | Bengali | 580 | 580 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapali | Bengali | 4,320 | 4320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karadar | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 22,100 | 22100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khandait | Bengali | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khairwar | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kori | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,320 | 4320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rayeen (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 380 | - | 380 | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,960 | 3960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,920 | 1920 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 18,100 | 18100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Majhwar | Bengali | 40 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - |
| Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallik (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 290 | - | 290 | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malto | Bengali | 170 | 160 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Masalchi | Bengali | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Laheri (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Lohar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Mal (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Nagarchi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Mandala (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,760 | 5760 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patwa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 290 | - | 290 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50,600 | 50500 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Nikari (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 180 | - | 180 | - | - | - | - |
| Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 860 | 860 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pinjara | Bengali | 190 | - | 190 | - | - | - | - |
| Poundra | Bengali | 5,280 | 5280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pundari | Bengali | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 380 | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajwar | Bengali | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rangrez (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 140 | - | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| Sahariya | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sankara | Bengali | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sardar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 290 | - | 290 | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Sayyid | Bengali | 11,500 | - | 11500 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh | Bengali | 2,220 | - | 2220 | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 540 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 12,800 | 12800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,240 | 3240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,840 | 3840 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,520 | 2520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 960 | 960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiyar | Bengali | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tili | Bengali | 2,160 | 2160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Turi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Bengali | 40 | - | - | - | - | 40 | - |
| Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hajam | Bengali | 2,160 | - | 2160 | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Bengali | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 960 | 960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ganak | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhuiya Ghatwar | Bengali | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halwai Maira | Bengali | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 5,400 | 5400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha Karan | Bengali | 10,100 | 10100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 32,600 | 32600 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Sunri Sadhubanik | Bengali | 6,480 | 6480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 3,360 | 3360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Dusadh Bahelia | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 1,490 | - | 1490 | - | - | - | - |
| Jola | Bengali | 15,800 | - | 15800 | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim | Bengali | 849,000 | - | 849000 | - | - | - | - |
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